Description island SvínoyThe inhabited small island of Svínoy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 408 km. The surface-area of the island is 27.4 km2 and is therefore 0.072 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 27.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 8.6 km by 5.3 km (maximum width). The island is North-northeast - South-southwest oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.27 (62°16'12.1908), -6.35 (-6°20'58.9668).The population is 36 and the population density is thus on 1.30 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Svínoy (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Svínoy (O). The island is located in the of the country . It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Svínoy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Viðoy Located 1.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Fugloy Located 1.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Borðoy Located 1.6 km SouthWest of the island. 4) Kunoy Located 9.4 km South of the island. 5) Kalsoy Located 13.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Eysturoy Located 13.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 7) Streymoy Located 28 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Nólsoy Located 28.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 9) Vágar Located 39.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Hestur Located 40.3 km SouthWest of the island. 11) Koltur Located 40.9 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Sandoy Located 43.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Skúvoy Located 55.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Mykines Located 61.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Stóra Dímun Located 62.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Lítla Dímun Located 68.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Suðuroy Located 70.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Mainland Shetland Located 316.9 km NorthWest of the island. 19) Yell Located 324.1 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 20) Papa Stour Located 324.3 km NorthWest of the island. 21) Foula Located 325.3 km NorthWest of the island. 22) Unst Located 327.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 23) Muckle Roe Located 332.6 km NorthWest of the island. 24) Fetlar Located 338.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 25) Vaila Located 340.2 km NorthWest of the island. To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Svínoy |
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